Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 3LN
How much crime is recorded in ST5 3LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westlands & Seabridge
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
ST5 3LNNewcastle
How safe is ST5 3LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 3LN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
ST5 3LNNational
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Burglary4.89.1
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other theft0.94.5
Robbery0.51.4
Public order0.04.6
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.